Egypt approved the tendering of four industrial wastewater treatment plants on 24 October 2026, with reported capacities ranging from 15,000 to 35,000 cubic metres per day. The programme covers industrial zones in Alexandria, Giza, Beheira and South Port Said, and is intended to support private-sector financing, construction and operation under the country’s public-private partnership framework Daily News Egypt.
Key takeaways
- Four industrial wastewater treatment projects were approved for tendering across industrial zones in Alexandria, Giza, Beheira and South Port Said Daily News Egypt.
- The reported average capacities are 20,000 cubic metres per day for Amreya, 20,000 cubic metres per day for the first phase at Abu Rawash, 15,000 cubic metres per day for Wadi El-Natrun and 35,000 cubic metres per day for El-Raswa Smart Water Magazine.
- The programme is intended to reduce the environmental impact of industrial activity through treatment and safe disposal of industrial wastewater Daily News Egypt.
- Each project must return to the committee for approval before tendering under Law No. 67 of 2010, as amended Smart Water Magazine.
Egypt clears wastewater plants for tendering
Egypt’s Higher Committee for Public-Private Partnership Affairs approved preparations for tendering the four industrial wastewater projects as part of a programme intended to reduce the environmental impact of industrial activity and ensure safe treatment and disposal of industrial wastewater Daily News Egypt.
The projects comprise an Amreya Industrial Zone plant in Alexandria with an average capacity of 20,000 cubic metres per day; an Abu Rawash Industrial Zone plant in Giza with an average first-phase capacity of 20,000 cubic metres per day; a Wadi El-Natrun Industrial Zone plant in Beheira with an average capacity of 15,000 cubic metres per day; and an El-Raswa Industrial Zone plant in South Port Said with an average capacity of 35,000 cubic metres per day Smart Water Magazine.
The El-Raswa project was also added to Egypt’s PPP list during the committee meeting, while the four-plant wastewater programme was cleared for tender Daily News Egypt.
The committee said the programme would use private-sector technical expertise while securing the financing and investment required to build and operate facilities in compliance with applicable quality standards and environmental requirements Daily News Egypt.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who chaired the meeting, said that strengthening the private sector’s role remained a key government priority Daily News Egypt. Ahram Online also reported the Egyptian approvals for PPP tenders covering desalination, wastewater and electricity projects, although its supplied article page displayed a security-verification screen rather than the underlying report Ahram Online.
What happens next
Approval to prepare the tenders does not itself identify an equipment supplier or award construction and operation contracts. Each project must be submitted to the committee for approval before tendering in accordance with Law No. 67 of 2010, as amended Daily News Egypt.
For prospective suppliers, the immediate procurement signal is a four-project tendering programme for new industrial wastewater facilities, but the supplied reports do not state tender dates, contract values, procurement lots, treatment-process requirements or anticipated lead times Smart Water Magazine.
Specification Read
The reported scale is 15,000 to 35,000 cubic metres per day, equivalent to 15–35 MLD, or 90,000 cubic metres per day when the four stated average capacities are added Smart Water Magazine. A population-equivalent figure was not reported, and the sources do not provide industrial effluent flows, BOD, COD, toxicity, salinity or discharge limits for any individual plant, so a defensible population-equivalent or equipment-sizing calculation cannot be made from the available information.
These projects bear on industrial wastewater treatment and safe disposal. Depending on the contaminants and compliance limits, a typical evaluation may compare screening, primary clarification, biological treatment such as A2/O, MBR, MBBR, SBR or UASB, and tertiary treatment or disinfection; DAF may be relevant where suspended or oily material must be removed, while ZLD may be considered where the disposal route requires it. The reports do not specify which treatment train or discharge route will be selected for any of the four plants Daily News Egypt.
If your plant looks like an industrial zone discharge project with a flow in m³/day, BOD and COD in mg/L, a defined industry and tightening compliance pressure, this approval means you should request the tender package, process basis, hydraulic and organic design criteria, discharge standard, power requirement and performance guarantee before comparing an industrial wastewater treatment equipment selection approach or a municipal treatment train. The available information also provides a practical context for buyers reviewing water purification equipment for the wider treatment scope, but it does not specify equipment for these four projects.
FAQ
What capacities were approved for the four industrial wastewater plants?
The reported average capacities are 20,000 cubic metres per day at Amreya, 20,000 cubic metres per day in the first phase at Abu Rawash, 15,000 cubic metres per day at Wadi El-Natrun and 35,000 cubic metres per day at El-Raswa Smart Water Magazine. The sources do not report total programme contract values or individual project costs.
What treatment process will be required?
The reports identify industrial wastewater treatment and safe disposal as the objectives, but do not specify the process train or discharge standard Daily News Egypt. Process selection will therefore need the industrial wastewater characterisation, including flow, BOD, COD and relevant contaminant concentrations.
When will the projects be tendered?
The committee approved tendering and preparations for the procurement process, while each project must return for committee approval before tendering Smart Water Magazine. No tender-opening date, award timetable or equipment lead time was reported in the supplied sources.
How will a supplier be selected?
The available reports do not disclose the evaluation method, contract model, prequalification rules, procurement lots or equipment-supply arrangements Daily News Egypt. Suppliers should wait for the formal tender documents to establish the selection criteria, technical requirements and submission requirements.
